1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix

French France Grand Prix de FranceNovember 2018 Bugatti Circuit Circuit Le Mans Bugatti.png 2.635 4.240 13 13 2 September 1979 Kenny Roberts USA 1:38.130 Virginio Ferrari ITA 1:37.900 Barry Sheene GBR Randy Mamola USA Kenny Roberts USA Kork Ballington RSA 1928 1:40.750 Éric Saul FRA Patrick Fernandez FRA Roland Freymond SUI Walter Villa ITA Gregg Hansford AUS 1:43.530 Kork Ballington RSA 1928 1:43.600 Kork Ballington RSA 1928 Gregg Hansford AUS Patrick Fernandez FRA Guy Bertin FRA 1:50.300 Ángel Nieto ESP 1977 1:49.700 Guy Bertin FRA Ricardo Tormo ESP 1977 Pier Paolo Bianchi ITA Ricardo Tormo ESP 1977 2:02.560 Stefan Dörflinger SUI Eugenio Lazzarini ITA Stefan Dörflinger SUI Rolf Blatter SUI The 1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 31 August–2 September 1979 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans. Classification 500 cc Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 GBR Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 48'06.800 15 2 USA Randy Mamola Serge Zago Suzuki +2.400 12 3 USA Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +13.890 10 4 ITA Franco Uncini Team Zago International Suzuki +19.710 8 5 VEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +20.020 6 6 SUI Philippe Coulon Suzuki +20.660 5 7 GBR Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +56.320 4 8 FRA Michel Rougerie Suzuki +45.200 3 9 NZL John Woodley Suzuki +1 lap 2 10 SWE Peter Sjöström Ava MC Stockholm Suzuki +1 lap 1 11 FIN Seppo Rossi Kouv MK Suzuki +1 lap 12 NED Henk de Vries Team 77 Suzuki +1 lap 13 FRA Hervé Guilleux Buton +1 lap 14 ITA Gianni Rolando Scuderia Naldoni Suzuki +2 laps 15 VEN 1930 Roberto Pietri Suzuki +2 laps 16 BRD Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Suzuki +2 laps 17 SUI Alain Rothlisberger Suzuki +3 laps 18 NED Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +7 laps 19 NED Willem Zoet Stimorol Racing Suzuki +7 laps 20 FRA Michel Rastel Dieter Braun Team Suzuki +8 laps Ret ITA Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Accident Ret NED Boet Van Dulmen Suzuki Accident Ret ITA Graziano Rossi Morbidelli Morbidelli Retired Ret ITA Leandro Becheroni Suzuki Retired Ret ITA Carlo Perugini Suzuki Retired Ret NZL Dennis Ireland Derry's Racing Suzuki Retired Ret SWE Lennart Backstrom Suzuki Retired Ret FRA Franck Gross Suzuki Retired Ret BRD Josef Hage Dieter Braun Team Suzuki Retired Ret DEN Borge Nielsen Suzuki Retired Ret SUI Sergio Pellandini Suzuki Retired Ret ITA Gianni Pelletier Suzuki Retired Ret BRD Gustav Reiner Dieter Braun Team Suzuki Retired Ret FRA Christian Sarron Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Retired Ret AUT Max Wiener Suzuki Retired Ret ITA Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki Retired DNQ GBR Mick Grant Honda International Racing Honda Did not qualify DNQ JPN Takazumi Katayama Honda International Racing Honda Did not qualify DNQ SPA Carlos Delgado Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ AUS Kenny Blake Yamaha Did not qualify DNQ SWE Bo Granath Yamaha Did not qualify DNQ HKG King Wong Kwong Honda International Racing Honda Did not qualify Sources: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1979-finnish-motogp 1979 Finnish MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database 29 January 2018 Motorsportmagazine.com 4 November 2018http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1979/FIN/500cc/RAC FINLAND GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1979 Motogp.com 4 November 2018 3 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181103214737/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1979/FIN/500cc/RAC dead References French Grand Prix 1979 1979 Czechoslovak Grand Prix 1980 Nations Grand Prix 1978 French Grand Prix 1980 French Grand Prix Category:French motorcycle Grand Prix French Motorcycle Grand Prix